German Challenge
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Neuburg an der Donau, Germany |
| Established | 2021 |
| Course(s) | Wittelsbacher Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,479 yards (6,839 m) |
| Tour(s) | Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €300,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 J. C. Ritchie (2025) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Current champion | |
 J. C. Ritchie | |
| Location map | |
The German Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour held at Wittelsbacher Golf Club in Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany.[1]
Title sponsor until 2025, Big Green Egg, signed a sponsorship agreement for the German Challenge through 2024.[2]
History
In the inaugural tournament, Ángel Hidalgo of Spain claimed his maiden Challenge Tour title by posting four consecutive rounds of 68, defying the odds after receiving a last-minute invite.[3]
Fellow Spaniard Alejandro del Rey won the following year, beating Mateusz Gradecki with a birdie at the second extra playoff hole.[4][5] Italian golfer Francesco Laporta won the 2023 edition, shooting even par in the final round to hang on and win by one stroke over four others.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Challenge | |||||
| 2025 | J. C. Ritchie |
264 | −24 | 8 strokes |  Joshua Berry Tom Lewis
|
| Big Green Egg German Challenge | |||||
| 2024 |  Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke | John Axelsen Daniel Young
|
| 2023 |  Francesco Laporta |
281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Gary Boyd Ashley Chesters Dominic Foos Jiří Zuska
|
| 2022 |  Alejandro del Rey |
271 | −17 | Playoff |  Mateusz Gradecki
|
| 2021 | Ángel Hidalgo |
272 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Lukas Nemecz Santiago Tarrío
|
References
- ^ "Big Green Egg German Challenge powered by VcG". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Big Green Egg wird Titel-Partner der German Challenge" [Big Green Egg becomes title partner of the German Challenge]. Golf Time (in German). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "The debrief: Big Green Egg German Challenge powered by VcG". European Tour. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "¡Alex del Rey gana y estrena su palmarés en el Challenge Tour!" [Alex del Rey wins and debuts his record on the Challenge Tour!]. Ten Golf (in Spanish). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Del Rey claims play-off glory in Germany". European Tour. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.